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Editorial: Keep meetings open
The benefits of more people accessing, following and interacting with their government far exceed the negative, or potential negative, impacts. Government is best when it not only represents citizens, but involves them. more
Mia Leroux was a sophomore lacrosse goalie at Barrington High School a year ago. Today she is racing cars throughout the Southeast and hoping to forge a path for female drivers.
‘A girl can totally do this’
A year ago, Mia Leroux was a high school sophomore, a distance-learning student who spent her days at home, Zooming into classes with her friends. Today Mia is going to school full-time in a dual … more
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As the virus persists, will the future repeat the past?
STORY OF THE WEEK: The approach of nicer spring weather makes it easy to think that COVID has been banished. But surges are sparking lockdowns in other parts of the world, and the Omicron BA.2 … more
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Letter: Fire departments' efforts saved much of our home
To the editor: We are thankful to the Westport and Little Compton fire departments for their extraordinary service in fighting a fire at our home in Westport Harbor during the late evening on … more
A Ukrainian woman is overcome with grief as she makes her way into Poland earlier this month.
Westport photographer captures Ukrainian refugee crisis
Westport photojournalist Alex Carrigg has seen a lot, but that didn't prepare him for the overwhelming crush of humanity that greeted him when he touched down in Warsaw, Poland in early March, rented … more
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Letter: Must continue push for safe, well-equipped school buildings
Every child in Rhode Island deserves to go to a school that is safe, warm, dry, and equipped for 21st-century learning.   In 2018, I co-chaired the state’s School Building Task … more
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2022 Summer Camp Guide
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Twelve acres near Fogland sell for $1.2 million
A 12-acre stretch of coastal land just south of Fogland Beach has sold for $1.2 million, the biggest land sale in Tiverton in six years. The property at 0 High Hill has two approved buildable lots, … more
$1 million pledged to study Gooseberry causeway impacts
More times than he can remember, Mark Rasmussen has been asked if he thinks the causeway connecting Gooseberry Island to the mainland is responsible for the many changes this stretch of coast has … more
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Tax bills in R.I. — from top to bottom
As most municipalities begin their annual budgeting cycles in earnest, we took time to analyze the tax burdens in all Rhode Island cities and towns. Using public data from the Rhode Island Division … more
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Little Compton's Wilbur & McMahon Schools will be mask-optional Monday and will remain so unless the schools' positivity rate climbs above 15 percent. It is currently at less than one half of a percent.
Tiverton, Little Compton schools go masks optional
Students in Tiverton and Little Compton will officially be maskless Monday, after the school committees in each town declared masks optional just prior to the ending of the governor's executive order … more
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Letter: Kinnane Brotthers; what a story!
To the editor: It warmed my heart to hear about the film exploits of the Kinnane Brothers of Adamsville. My family and I watched "Head Coach" on Netflix a few weeks ago and I had no idea it was … more
Letter: How, exactly, does Bowen oyster plan restrict public access?
To The editor: In response to the ongoing discussion of aquaculture on the Sakonnet River, I would like to add my observations. My family has lived on the Sakonnet River in Little Compton for … more
Students in the aquaponics lab are working with professor Jameson Chace to get a Rwanda fish and vegetable farming program off the ground.
Locals working to help Rwanda food insecurity
The truism holds that if you catch a fish for someone, you'll feed them for a day — but if you teach them to fish, you'll feed them for a lifetime. A priest visiting the United States from … more
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Two oyster farmers from South County have withdrawn a plan for a 2.69-acre oyster farm north of Sapowet Marsh.
Oyster farmers withdraw Tiverton plan
Two partners who had proposed a 2.69-acre oyster farm just north of Seapowet bridge have withdrawn their application to the Coastal Resources Management Council, but said Monday they may re-submit a … more
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Letter: Clearly, aquaculture is wrong for Seapowet area
It’s disappointing that in the many months the Bowens’ application has been in review, they still don’t realize that communication is key, most of all, honest communication.  … more
Crisis management: Police are using new staff, training and tactics to confront the mental health crisis
One day last year, a woman in the East Bay area dialed 911 to get help for her daughter, who was in the middle of an emotional meltdown. Police officers on duty, who had responded to similar calls … more
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A Little Compton teacher instructs her charges at the beginning of this school year.
Little Compton parents don't mask frustration
Members of the Little Compton School Committee's policy subcommittee got an earful from angry residents Friday evening when they began informal discussions on what to do once the state rescinds its … more
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Sarah Lynch leads a class inside her Element studio in Tiverton. Lynch had the grand opening of her new business scheduled for the week Covid changed the world. The grand opening was canceled, and every day since has been a wild ride.
Survival of the fittest: How a small studio adapted and survived in the face of Covid
Sarah Lynch was on a power walk with a friend in the Seapowet area of Tiverton one morning when she decided to go for it. She already had two jobs — MRI and X-Ray technologist at Newport … more
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Bryan Ganley (left) lost a close friend to suicide. Melissa Cotta (right) tried to help but could not stop a man from jumping off the Mt. Hope Bridge. Together, they’re asking for suicide prevention barriers on the bridge, along with barriers on Rhode Island’s two other main bridges.
Advocates hopeful that bridge barrier bill will soon save lives
“That bridge at the end of town? That's a loaded gun." more
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The Kinnane Brothers include (from left) Brendan, Charles, Pete, Wil, John, Daniel, Pat and Jeffrey Azize.
Adamsville brothers are behind one of the world's hottest films
They spent their childhoods shooting movies for the pure joy of it. Now, the Kinnane brothers of Adamsville have one of the hottest movies in the world. The Kinnanes — Charles, Daniel, … more
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A crowd of anti-mask protesters filled up the Mt. Hope High School cafeteria in August while the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee debated whether to adhere to the governor's mask mandate at the start of the 2021-22 school year. Dr. Geoffrey Berg, a masking proponent, is at the podium.
Poll: Do you agree with lifting the state's mask mandate in schools?
Governor Dan McKee announced on Feb. 9 that the state would lift the mask mandate within school buildings on March 4, leaving the decision on whether to enforce mask wearing up to each individual district. more
Four of these hot pink signs were posted in the front foyer of Barrington High School last week. Orange signs with the same message were posted near another entrance. No one at the school was able to answer who posted the signs or when.
More questions, some answers, about FREE!! school food
Last week I wrote a first-person account of my research into school lunches in Rhode Island. This week I’m back, writing on the same subject, with updates on what I’ve learned, and a … more
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How do women factor into races for Governor and Congress?
STORY OF THE WEEK: When women run for office in Rhode Island, they usually win. Years of gains in the state Senate, for example, resulted in the chamber being equally divided between male and female … more
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Prediction: Another ’Wild West’ for real estate sales in 2022
The housing market in the East Bay is tighter right now than it was heading into the hypercompetitive 2021 spring housing market. Unfortunately for home buyers, more heartache, not relief, is the … more
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